Lake Thunderbird fishing: Largemouth Bass, River Carpsucker, Green Sunfish
Target species: Largemouth Bass, River Carpsucker, Green Sunfish, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, White Crappie, Longear Sunfish
Best months: May, Jun, Sep, Oct for Largemouth Bass
Second window: May, Oct for River Carpsucker
Boat: 2 ramps and launches on file for this water.
Start here: Launch at Calypso Cove Marina.
The lake
Lake Thunderbird covers 5,495 acres in Oklahoma, across Cleveland County. It is a lake. Our records hold 23 species for this water.
7 target fish, led by Largemouth Bass
- Largemouth Bass — Best months: May, Jun, Sep, Oct.
- River Carpsucker — Best months: May, Oct.
- Green Sunfish — Best months: May, Sep, Oct.
- Bluegill — Best months: May, Jun, Aug, Sep.
- Channel Catfish — Best months: May, Jun, Aug, Sep.
- White Crappie — Best months: May, Oct.
- Longear Sunfish — Best months: May, Jun, Aug, Sep.
Also recorded here: Redear, Warmouth, Flathead Catfish, Black Bullhead, Freshwater Drum, Sauger, Sunshine Bass, Orangespotted Sunfish, Yellow Bullhead, Red Shiner, Gizzard Shad, Goldfish, Golden Shiner, Fathead Minnow, Western Mosquitofish, Inland Silverside.
Water and conditions
Water clarity runs 0.7–2.9 feet on our readings, averaging 1.7 feet, from 574 readings. Water temperature averages 75°F across the year. The coldest single reading we hold is 40°F and the warmest is 92°F; the warmest monthly average is 86°F. pH averages 8.4. These readings span 2016–2024.
Monthly average water temperature: Jan 43°F · Feb 47°F · Mar 54°F · Apr 62°F · May 71°F · Jun 82°F · Jul 86°F · Aug 83°F · Sep 80°F · Oct 71°F · Nov 58°F · Dec 48°F
2 ramps and launches on this water
On this water we hold 2 boat ramps.
- Little River Marina — Norman. 13801 Marina Road, Norman 73026
- Calypso Cove Marina website calypsocovemarina.com
Fee and opening hours are blank for all 2 places in this list: a blank means we hold no such field, not that it is free or always open, and this list may not be complete.
Season by season
- Winter (Dec, Jan, Feb, 43–48°F) — No species in our records peaks in these months.
- Spring (Mar, Apr, May, 54–71°F) — Biting: Largemouth Bass, River Carpsucker, Green Sunfish, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, White Crappie.
- Summer (Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, 80–86°F) — Biting: Largemouth Bass, Green Sunfish, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Longear Sunfish.
- Fall (Oct, Nov, 58–71°F) — Biting: Largemouth Bass, River Carpsucker, Green Sunfish, White Crappie.
What is hard here
Wind is the limit, not the fish: 5,495 acres of open water build a short steep chop, and there is no shelter in the middle. Clarity swings from 0.7 to 2.9 feet between our readings — the water you meet is not the water someone photographed. Only 2 public ramps are on file, so the launch decides where you fish. Winter water drops to 43°F, and the warm-water species stop feeding well before you do. Summer water sits at 86°F: heat and afternoon lightning are the real risks, not the fishing.
